Saturday, April 9, 2011

Red River Gorge

This past week the chiclets and I found ourselves finally on spring break. I know it must seem curious to want days off after having so many free snow days, but this is a different situation entirely. Warm temperatures and a hefty dose of spring fever made for a great week.

While the first part of our week dealt with farm and household duties, the latter included a trip to theRed River Gorge in east, central Kentucky. With its fantastic geological formations, it is a favorite of rock climbers everywhere. Known simply as, "The Red", climbers flock to the area with Miguel's Pizza famously known as a central hang out. And, yes Miguel makes some fabulous pizza.

We chose to do some hiking to get to the Natural Bridge. Why ride the chairlift when you can climb up a steep mountain instead?!

With all of the goofing off, it was surprising that we made it at all.

Here you can see our very own Toots in the pink shirt being dwarfed by the bridge. If you are a fan of nature and/or hiking at all, I would suggest a trip. Spectacular scenery abounds in the area. Even Secret Agent Man was dwarfed a bit by the formations. We also hiked a trail to Chimney Top Rock as seen in this photo.

My pictures do not do the area justice and the area is a wash of color during the fall.

Looks like a great family vacation! Pretty area -- bet it's gorgeous in the fall with all the colors. (Btw, a friend was looking over my shoulder while I was on your blog and said, 'Where is that?! That's beautiful!' referring to your banner.)

We are always zipping through Kentucky and Tennessee to get some where. Obviously we need to slow down sometime and enjoy the side trips. The girls are getting old enough to do this, and I THINK the husband and I are still young enough to make it to the top!

These are amazing rock formations. That would be a major rock climb behind secret agent man. It is always difficult getting good pictures when locations are awash with trees, but you have done a great job here.

How awesome is that! I would lOve to do that and so would my must be outside at all times hubby! Lol! I can't believe y'all are just now having spring break. We had ours like 3 weeks ago! Crazy! Glad y'all are having fun! XoJessica

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